COVID-19 recovery fund boosts enrolments
July 31, 2020
The Targeted Training and Apprenticeship Fund (TTAF) and the Apprenticeship Boost (AB) have raised the demand for eligible EIT programmes, following the national trend. Like EIT, many people,...
Celebration of Training at Taratahi
July 30, 2020
This week training began at Taratahi Agriculture Training Centre to encourage new entrants and people whose employment has been affected by COVID-19 to consider a career in the food and fibre...
Community sawmill for housing solutions on East Coast
July 27, 2020
An investment into a portable sawmill by Hikurangi Enterprises will open doors to housing on the East Coast. Hikurangi Enterprises is a one of a group of entities dedicated to regional...
EIT’s “Green Classroom” celebrates a year of learning
July 3, 2020
EIT’s Ōtātara Outdoor Learning Centre is celebrating a year since launching the first programmes. The “green classroom” is located adjacent to the Ōtātara Pā, overlooking the...
Taratahi hosts Agricultural career weeks
June 30, 2020
The long wait has ended for training to recommence at south of Masterton. Career weeks are being offered for people to experience life on the land at Taratahi, and decide whether they want to...
EIT and UCOL join forces to re-establish agriculture training at Taratahi
June 15, 2020
EIT and UCOL are working together to re-establish delivery of Tertiary education at the former Taratahi Agriculture Training Centre in the Wairarapa. The re-establishment of Primary sector...
The road to success has not been easy.
June 8, 2020
Studying alongside working is hard but so worthwhile says EIT Tairāwhiti agribusiness student Adrian Allen. Employed by Whangara Farms, just north of Gisborne, Adrian has had a long...
EIT student determined to save country’s biodiversity
May 25, 2020
After weeks of lockdown, Kere Pomana enjoys to be out and about again getting her nature fix. Kere is part of EIT’s first intake in the Diploma in Environmental Management. After completing a...
How Neen turned into an eco-warrior
April 22, 2020
Over the past four years, Janine Kennedy, better known as Neen, has “grown” into Central Hawke’s Bay’s green guru. In 2016, Neen completed a Certificate in Land Based Sustainable Practice...
Growing hemp a stepping stone for two Ruatoria men
March 2, 2020
Two passionate Ruatoria men are behind an idea to give a future to the rangatahi (youth) of the East Coast. They hope their model might also provide a future model for other iwi to look...